Brian Jason DeBoard, 33, was shot and killed at his Clay County home on the evening of July 15, 2015. DeBoard, a supervisor at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex, lived with his cousin and housemate Zachary Daniels. A verbal dispute between the two men escalated into a physical fight that ended when DeBoard was fatally shot. Reports agree a 9mm semiautomatic handgun was used, though early accounts differ on whether Daniels pulled the gun on DeBoard or gained control of DeBoard’s handgun during the struggle. DeBoard died at the scene and police recovered the firearm; the West Virginia State Police Troop 4 Crime Scene Team processed the residence and gathered evidence.

Daniels, 26 at the time, was identified as the suspect, arrested, and charged with first-degree murder and held without bond at the Central Regional Jail. DeBoard was the son of Mitch and Peggy Williams DeBoard and the father of a son, Jordon Alexander DeBoard; funeral services were held later that month with burial at Sunset Cemetery in Bickmore. Does anyone have information about the events that led to the fatal confrontation or witnessed the aftermath?